Child marriage and the rise of street children are of concern in India. Child marriages started in the Middle Ages and were done so that children aren't abducted, raped, sold into prostitution, or because the family needs money. In 1998 fifty-six percent of children married before the age of fifteen. Child marriage is the most common in the Northern states where forty percent of the population marries as children. In 1

Education and child labor are important issues in Pakistan. The government is only concerned with the number of schools, and not the quality of the schools. Most of the country is in poverty, and the military uses a lot of the money. Many children were not educated because they are needed by their family to work. There were sexist views on education, but in 1983 boys received the right to free and universal education and the girls received the same thing in 1987. In the past 20-30 years attendance rates have decreased and dropout rates have decreased. There were few adequate resources such as books, tools, etc. Currently the literacy rate is 44%, and 77% of children between the ages of 5-9 are in school. The Gazali Education Trust is helping to find dedicated teachers for children in rural areas. Child labor is also an issue in Pakistan, and has been since before industry. It became more popular since industry in the 1800’s. There were 10.4 million child laborers in the 1950’s, and in 1993 there were 25.2 million. There has been more world wide awareness and pressure to fix the problem. The reason for child labor is because families are poor and children have to pay for themselves. Companies that employ children pay them little and the environment is poor. The government doesn’t enforce laws against child labor. Child labor improved in the 1990’s even though there was a lack of government concern. They make about 6 cents per hour, making various things. Presently there is pressure on companies such as Nike, Reebok, Carpet Industries, and sweatshops not to use child labor. There are 3.3 million children between the ages of 5-15 working, 73% of them are male, and 27% are female. They make up 90% of the carpet industry’s workforce. The Child Labor Act of 1993 had laws set up, but they aren’t being enforced. They are not in compliance with articles 3, 6, and 27, by not improving the way they treat children, but they may in the future. Article 18 states that a parent shall take care of the child, but these children are working and taking care of themselves. Pakistan is not in compliance with Article 20 because there are no foster homes for the children, and also with 32 because children are not safe, and are in a dangerous environment. Lastly it is not in compliance with articles 8, 35, and 19 because children are being sold for work and losing their identity; they are also being abused.

Education and Healthcare are issues in Bangladesh. There has been progress made on Education, but the illiteracy rate is 75%. Women’s education is far behind men’s. Under British rule, to receive a university degree you had to attend school in England. After the British left Bangladesh, schooling became scarcer. In 1971, education divided into three mediums. English Medium was where everything was English, and consisted of three years of preschool and 10 years of schooling. Bengali Medium was where everything was in Bengali, and consisted of3 years in preschool, 5 years in primary school, and 5 years in high school. The last medium was Religious Medium which was for homeless children who were taught Islam, and depended on donations. One half of the children in Bangladesh attend school, mostly because they have to work. Presently education has been getting bette

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